Two-way investment brief
Australia–Argentina
Argentina direct investment in Australia
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Total Argentina investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Argentina
A$2.0 bn
Total Australian investment in Argentina
A$2.2 bn
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Argentina in Australia
- Australia in Argentina
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Argentina → Australia
- Australia → Argentina
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Argentina trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$1.3 bn
Goods exports to Argentina, 2025
A$517 m
Goods imports from Argentina, 2025
A$820 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Argentina
- Imports from Argentina
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Argentina
- Imports from Argentina
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Argentina’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | −1.3% | 4.4% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 3.8% |
| Inflation | 219.9% | 41.9% | 30.4% | 15.7% | 9.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2% | 7.4% | 7.2% | 6.9% | 6.5% |
| Current account, % GDP | 0.9% | −1.1% | −0.8% | −0.6% | −0.6% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | 0.5% | −0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 84.7% | 80.3% | 70.4% | 68.1% | 63.0% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Argentina
- A$12 m
- New Australian FDI in Argentina
- A$167 m
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Argentina globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $2.8 bn · 40th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $3.1 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $683 bn
- Region · income
- Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.